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According to [[Romana II]], '''coincidences''' were a [[statistics|statistical]] inevitability, and they were bound to happen sometimes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Subterranea (audio story)|Subterranea]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] claimed to believe that coincidences were what the [[universe]] did for fun. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') | According to [[Romana II]], '''coincidences''' were a [[statistics|statistical]] inevitability, and they were bound to happen sometimes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Subterranea (audio story)|Subterranea]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] claimed to believe that coincidences were what the [[universe]] did for fun. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') On [[Traken]], it was said that the universe was made up of coincidences all coming together to make one happy accident. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'') | ||
Statistically, events on their own would be considered potential coincidences or [[anomaly|anomalies]] until checked against similar examples. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'') Greater degrees of recurrence, or "bigger" coincidences, ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') tended to suggest that apparent anomalies might be connected, and hence were not coincidences. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Thirteenth Stone (audio story)|The Thirteenth Stone]]'') | Statistically, events on their own would be considered potential coincidences or [[anomaly|anomalies]] until checked against similar examples. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'') Greater degrees of recurrence, or "bigger" coincidences, ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') tended to suggest that apparent anomalies might be connected, and hence were not coincidences. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Thirteenth Stone (audio story)|The Thirteenth Stone]]'') | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 15 December 2023
According to Romana II, coincidences were a statistical inevitability, and they were bound to happen sometimes. (AUDIO: Subterranea) The Eleventh Doctor claimed to believe that coincidences were what the universe did for fun. (TV: Closing Time) On Traken, it was said that the universe was made up of coincidences all coming together to make one happy accident. (PROSE: Divided Loyalties)
Statistically, events on their own would be considered potential coincidences or anomalies until checked against similar examples. (TV: Adrift) Greater degrees of recurrence, or "bigger" coincidences, (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs) tended to suggest that apparent anomalies might be connected, and hence were not coincidences. (AUDIO: The Thirteenth Stone)
Some people did not believe in coincidences at all. (TV: The End of Time) Tula Chenka was among them. (AUDIO: The Mystery of Sector 13, A Matter of Conscience)
The Eleventh Doctor was known to make discoveries or deductions by paying great attention to apparent coincidences. He reminded himself, "Never ignore a coincidence, unless you're busy. In which case, always ignore a coincidence." (TV: The Pandorica Opens) The Twelfth Doctor followed a similar line of thinking, offering that two variables could either be causally linked or constitute an unlikely coincidence. (TV: The Pilot)
Claims were sometimes made that patterns were mere coincidences in a deliberate attempt to cover up a lie or secret, (TV: Father's Day) even a conspiracy. (TV: Adrift)
The Thirteenth Doctor claimed that coincidence was one of two things she didn't believe in, the other being goblins. (PROSE: The Good Doctor)
